The Opium Farm,
TRIENNIAL MONOPOLY AWARDED.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY OCTOBER 5 1900
that the present concessionaries offer Just
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RETURN OF THE SHANGHAI TEAM
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pentos ir the new grant for the whole period ofthren yaary; to be exact the difference between the first and third tenders is one of 599,000. Having regard to the fact that, in the course of the searchlög" inquiries instituted by reprenotatives of the Hongkong Govern. privilege of collecting dross and of preparing ment last year into the question of the prepared-floated so gaily when they left for the southern Consular. Fees for the quarter ending De be held at the Offices of the Undersijasd qo|
HO SYNDICATE BECUR” THE PR VILYGE. The sole privilege of preparing opium and of selling, within the Golony, (including the New Territories), prepared opium inclusive of the
and desling in drose opium, for three years from the 1st March, 1910, bas” been awarded-10 Mr. Hio Shai-kit at a monthly rental of $98,660, equivalent to $1,181,200 per annum The ©award was made yesterday afternoon at a meet- ing of the Executive Council. The delibera tion was, apparently, a prolonged one. On the occasion of our representative's catlier visit, the Council was then sitting in caméra. At a later bour when the Council haft arisen, the Clerk informed the member of our staff that the award would be communicated this morning. When our representative called again in the course of this forenoon, he was kindly given the in formation atrandy mentioned that the tender
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The results achiered, by the members of the team are well-known; not a single member secured a point for Shanghai except R. W. MacCabe, who won three of the four swimming championships and throw the pole ball funker than anyone else.
Colony, says the Shanghai Times of zadelon.cember 31, 1959, will be as follows; mo
P. Fowler, captain of the team, accorded our representative sa interview shortly after his return. Naturally be is not overjoyed with the results of the tour, but he accords the fallast nieasure of praise to the Hongkong swimmers. The trip dowo, be stated, was good, though owing to a typhoon the ship was delayed for
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opium trade with special reference to the opium-divans in the Colony, and to the unusual fac lities accorded to the Government by the grantees lo a ready accessibility to their books and papers, and also to the fact that the mer bers of the syndicate and their responsible officers were willing and obliging witnesses to the deputies of the Government, the `Luk Yau monopolis bad a very strong claim upon the consideration of the Executive. Moreover, at a critical period of the oplum crisis when in another Colony the Government had had to go through an experience which, fortunately, was not the lot of the Hongkong Government to suffer, the present farmers, not only sol up of Mr. Ho Shai-kit had been accepted
no obstacles in the way of Government in 01 the 30th ult, when the tenders were re-itsingly foto an admittedly difficult problem, ceived and opened by Government, the first but actually, if reposts can be relied upon, were senoa cement to be made to, an eager com- the meas of cosiderable assistance to 'Gov mucity of taxpayers, desirous of becoming erament la getting at a correct appreciation swimmers on their arrival at the bath worn with the option of renewal at a CRÓWNA 'be held on Volunidor Parade Graund on Chinese teacher. He has also a good know acquainted with the prices offered for the oplam of the prepared opium trade in Hongkong. monopoly, was in the columns of the Rose-The present grantees' defeat, therefore, in fail- hong Telegraph the save evening, when it was ing to obtain the new manopoly will merit the reported that there had been keen competition sympathy of the public who will probably not for the privilege resulting in the submission of be vemindful that in the slender condition of four closely approximating readers. as fol- the Colony's pusse, sentiment has had to be sacrificed to expediency. At the policy which has determined the granting of the new Farm none can, of course, cavil, and the decision of the advisers, of Government will be received" with satinction.
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bours at Foochow. The only member of the team to get ill going down was T. EN, Rosser, who was stricken with, an attack of dysentery and was ill all the time he was in Hongkong. The visitors ware met on the camer's arrival by Messrs. F. Lammert and CD. Silas, Honorary Secretary and Treasurer: respectively of the Victoria Recreation Club, Hongkong. The conditions which faced the somewhat surprising. The take-off platform was about ten feet above the water and this beight made a great difference to the visitors, who stuck the water with a splash and went deep down, while the Hongkong men, baing accustomed to the height, entered the water at a sharper angle aud'went but a short distance under the surface. The boards at each and of. the bath on which the swimmers turned were: greasy and the top of the board was a good distance above the water; consequently, the Shanghai men, who were accustomed to a rail at each end, were at a disadvantage in this The list of the fout, blds-that of Mr. Shirogard and test on each turn. The captain of the visitors requested that a rail be put down Ying-luk of $91,co-need not be dealt with but this request was denied.
The first race set down was the halfmile, with: at any length. The large disparity between this and the other tenders would ipso facto the hundred yards championship later in the put it out of court altogether, apart from the day. To this arrangement objection was taken consideration that he is reported to hold and eventually, after some discussion, the and the half-mile later. To the hundred yards share in the subsisting farm, and would not. C. agreed to put the hundred yards first improbably be again associated with the Lok the best man won. "Humphreys," said Fowler, Yau syndicate bad the latter been successful "h the best man, for that distance in the Far East, and the next best man is MacCabe, in securing the award yesterday afternoon.
though Claxton was placed second, but it was only by a touch and during the race both was not intentional, but Humphreys did not Prince and Clixion were touching MacCabe,
swim.a straight course and on taking the lead
the other competitors over towards the side. Prince beld all three over the first two lengths but he was some distance behind when the race finished. He was so far ever that he hardly touched the push-off 'board when turning for the last lap. On the swim ming shown in the hundred yards-it would have been a fios race for two lengths between Humphreys and Prince.. Oo the same day there was the high divo, Boogkong.appointed ceived very careful thought. Yesterday the Ex-t seriously considered that the deab krell of one judge-and-requested-me-to-aci-as-well, but ecutive Council was CA'led together in solemn the opium trade has yet bess sounded by a long did not appoint a third judge nor a referes. ́cooclave to adjudicate on the claims of the chalk, despite the pious-resolutions-framed-by-There was-a-large-entry but finally we got
The meeting was a prolonged Conferences and commissions and the railleries
over
Lak Yau-icon, she Ying-luk ..... The bids represented the payments offired for "esch month, so that on the basis of the lowest tender, the monopoly was worth a million dollars each year, next three years, to the Colony for the and this despite the fact that the existing farmerx, had conscored, to a reduction in the number of cpium-smating divans in the Coinny, which are subject to ultimate extinc. tion in accordance with a deferred projramme.
In conclusion, one other comment is permis. sible in this coopectier. The various theories
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worked hard but C. W. O. Vayre was pot quite fit. We all swallowed a good deal of salt water and it upset of considerably.
"Hongkong bad the better swimmers but
here." they visit Shanghai I think we shall beat ibem
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siastic oration the member of the team received at the prize-giving,_particularly that accorded to. MacCabe. The team left with the good wishes of their opporents ringing in their cars; wishes which were hearsity reciprocated.
Arrangements are being made to put Hong kong and Shanghai opon the same basis with
we understand, already been opened and wo have as dusht,but that a ratisfactory arrange meat will be arrived at. It is to be hoped that the rules adopted by the Amateur Swimming Association (London) and the National Diving ALWAYS THE HARMSTON RECORD PACKED JAMMED TO
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of the Imperial Government in assisting Chips Opium Farm'are as far wide of their mark as he swam into the centre of the bath, forcing regard to future events. Correspondence has, DOVAL. MENAGERIE OF PERFORMING
to exterminate the opium habit within the Middle Kingdom root and brauch,
of suppression to which the Colonial Gorbat have bien advanced in public print to ac eremett had pledged itself to the Secretary
count for the sustained value of the Hongkong of State for the Colonies pursuant to the policy
ibose in the know are hesitent in giving away the raison d'etre for what appears an unaccountable but conjectural circumstance. Suffice it to 'ray that, io' the opinion of geoliemen who are closely identified with the trade and speak with authority on the subject and with whom we have had the privilege : ducussing The subject on more than one occasion, it is
For four days the Government has had under ile most earnest consideration the four jeaders, and, although the notification calling for tenden specifically pri vided that Government was not bound to accept the highest or any tender, it is unquestionable that the merits of each have re.
tandirers.
one. That they presented some difficulties la- order to reach a decision fait to the bidders and in consonance with the interests of the taxpayers, our presentation the other day of the constitution, of the four syndicates will have made it clear. The length of yesterday's meet ing might, in itself, be accepted as sufficient
evidence of the conscientious care devoted to an ́Impartial and unbiassed judgment of the bidders claims. The verdict now announced will be accepted as one entirely in the Colony's best interests.
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I did not say that I considered the 'Swallow dive was not as good as the ordinary dive. When I was told that the judging must be done under local conditions, I said: 'I am sorry; 1 cannot judge because I do not know local cod. ditions. However, when the diving had con- cluded 1 bad Cooke (Shanghai) first, but the other judge bad Souza first. Had the decision been given for simply neatness in entering the water there would have been many in front of Cooke. Ia distance he was far and away the
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of a rabid bind of
if self-opinionated missionaries: there are surrounding and self-explanatory circumstances that go to uphold the value of the Hoogkong opium farm. Daless, of course, the trend of evente is ra-shaped there is no reason for misgivings as to the foŝtulious circumstances that have operated like the proverbial ill wind to the benefit of Hongkong Residents may now rest in the comfortable assurance that for the next three years, at any rate, from the fat best. In the Hongkong papers it was stated March, 1910, the main source of revenue of the that I had disqualified some of the competitors Colony will remain unimpaired excepting for for doing the Swallow dive, but that in not so.
allowed them to continue bat in diving they. G. Gardner, Jas. McKie and M. Speelmas. a difference which will be more than made moved their arms to retain their position in the.
Grand Bad sod Refreshments:-Masses. F It may not be unprofitable to indulge in some short considerations of the respec-up by the scheme of retrenchment that has tive tenders. It will have been seen that been adopted and by the cessation of the the difference between the two highest bids "extraordinary" public works in the comple, wai ad amount of only $150 a mouth, or 51,Boolian of the New Law Courts and the Post Office the long plunge, I considered that the vital 60 a year, representing an aggregate of $54-0 is about eighteen months bence. The proseconds limit should have been adbered to, but portion of $1,183,200 for ten months of the here there was no time limit. It is also custom- coming year added to the pro rata rentals alry to have three attempts. There was very the outgoing monopolists for the months' of little in it, however, The winner did 47 feet and I did 55 leat 2-inches." The height of the January and February should provide a sum
dive was against us and the tide also had an sufficient to make good nothing under 25% of unfavourable effect. the Colony's total expenditure for next year.. the Colonial Estimates for which cannot be long deferred beyond the prosent week. Never bas Hongkong's budget been looked forward to with keender anticipations, and the Gover per's speech in presecting it to the Council is awaited with considerable interen.
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"In the quarter-mile race there was a protest
Miss Caroline P, Ober, teacher of Spanish al against MacCabe, The course was from a launch moored alongside the bath to a buoy the University of Washington, who bas for several years been active in an effort to bring 120 yards from shore, round which the can. petitors had to swith. Humphreys got round Oriental students to the state institution, re- first, closely followed by MacCabe, but shortly turned home yesterday on the Minnesota frans a visit to Japan and China, says the Seafile after rounding the buoy Humphreys claimed that MacCabe had committed a foul by diving || Port of and utt. She reports bright prospects under the buoy instead of swimming t.ded it for the movement for bringing Oriental stá- Cooke (Hongkong) agreed with Humphreys deals to Western collages,
for the whole of the triennial period when the sinoust involved, as payable to the Treasury would be over three and a ball million dollars. Whereas the members of the first named syndicate are, in relation to the Opium Monopoly of the Colony, 10 to speak permona incognitæ, their closest competitor, Mr, Ho Sbai-kit, the assistant compradore in the firm of oplum merchants of Hears, E. D. Sas soon & Co., is reputed to represent Mr. Ho, Sar, who, as the guiding spirit of the successful syndicate, bas held the opium monopoly for two terme in the past. His partners, in the present instance, areno less than two fecal millionaires,
With reference to the entire soppression of Mr. Ng Lihing, the beneficent donor of the eplum evil in China, a native report says the $50,000 contribution to the Hongkong Col
that the Anti-Opium Commissionati have de lege of Medicine, and Mr. Leung Yan-po, the cided that plantation of native oplum should be compradora of Messrs. Gibb, Livlagston & reduced year by year and entirely prohibited in Co., Associated with these ganjenen of means the 4th year of Hedin Tung. Beginning from and Mr. Ho Kom-tong is Mr. Lau Cha-pak the txt year a Goveromant menopoly will who may be described as a Chinese gentleman be established for opium, which will also of influence with all his verted interests in be gradually reduced, until-is-is-entirely-super, though palpably ill, participated in the Hongkong. The only other member of the presied in the 8th year of Hatian Tong (1916) game but he was too greatly bandicapped and Washington delegation in congraat suvaral Syndicate in Mr. Chan Kai-ming, whose name The consent of the Diplomatic Corps in Pek could not play up to his usual form, need only be mentioned to recall his longing will shostly be obtained to this proposal
The water polo mistch surprised me. We She was assured that the Orientals would bava standing connection with and intimate know The Prince Regent is reported to have shows expected Hongkong to play a much better courteous consideration on their entrance into ledge of the eplum trade in Hongkong. Mr. great impatience at the delay of the Com, game than they did. T. Wilson was in goal the country and every federal aid possibis
for the first half and stopped many hard shots, | would be extended. Chan has officiated as the efficient secretary missioners in reporting on a memorial contain but at halftime Rosser look his place both let
On her present visit to the Orient, which is of the present farmers for quite a long time.
In the order of their bidding, the Lak Yang boggestions in regard to opium prohibition, in two goals. Our weakness in gost, the ill- one of a half deren taken by Miss Ober in the wyndicate next claimed public attention with and be accordingly asked more than once for asss of Rauer and the absence of Wilson ware last three years, she accompanied a party of the sport. It is also stated that a Censor has our weak points. Jones played a vary sounding young women excursionists. They report tesies extended them in the Orient as repre- their offer of $96,000 a month, or $2,750 raised severely to denounce a high leister game, but his shooting was wank, MacCabe upon return an enjoyable visit with many co
the bishe
bidder. By a who broke off opinn smoking, but has since played well though he had swam a hard race sentatives of an American institution of Isarn
li_ja_poon | relipet čaro the rri habit
over the are yards ouúrre fart before). Cooke, Jag,
balow that
sod at the conclusion of the race-MacCabo "By others orgaged in the work with me ic China I am informed that within a few weekï. having woo, Humphreys lodged a protest. A committee meeting was held, after which I wasthitly six' Chinese youths will come to Seattle informed that the protest was withdrawn. The to enter the university,” said Miss Ober yester. half mile was an easy win for MacCabe. We day, "Oar movement has reached a popular were handicapped in the second team race by the absence of j. Wilson, admittedly the third fastest man of the team. Fe was suffering from diarrhoea, did not appear at the bath and did not play in the polo match. Fortunately, Res
stage, and with success meating the first efforis it in betiered the number can be gradually in- creased until several hundred Chinese are en rolled in Washington and other schools on the Pacific coast,''
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